The Unofficial Christmas Party treated guests, clients and employees from over 50 organisations to a night to remember at the New Landmark Centre on Friday 12th December. The second edition of the event, showed companies a new meaning to the term “end of year party” with a James Bond inspired event and performances from Alist celebrities.
The tone of the evening with great attention to detail, from the opulent interior inspired by the 007 James Bond series to the very glamourous Red Carpet followed by a sit down dinner and a celebrity filled after party.
As guests were ushered into the glamorous dining room, complete with amazing decor and table centres provided by Newton and David, a superb 3 course Christmas meal prepared by celebrity chef Dr Robert (The Orchid Bistro) was served. Rising music star, Lolo kicked off the evening with Christmas carols, and Alist comedian Bovi entertained. The Award Winning Cobhams, and Nigeria’s female singing sensation Waje serenaded the crowd with amazing performances. There were prizes and contests for participating companies like the lip synching competition, awards for employees of the year, best dressed table and best dressed guest.
Commenting on 2015 TUCP Funmi Victor Okigbo, Executive Producer of the event stated: “It has been wonderful to see how well The Unofficial Christmas Party has been received by SME’s, multinationals and individuals. This year was superb and exceeded myexpectations, Christmas is a time of merriment and cheer and that is exactly what the Unofficial Christmas Party set out to do. I am extremely grateful to all our partners and guests and I look forward to planning 2016 with them all again.
Olu Akpata, Partner, Templars said ”This is my second year at The Unofficial Christmas Party, and this year I was extremely impressed by the entire event. The format of the event was compact and punchy, my team enjoyed the performances and it was a great opportunity to network and meet potential new clients. I highly recommend it to any organization looking for something different to do at Christmas”. He added.
Femi Odewummi, CEO, INK Business Designs said “We are very proud of supporting a unique and well attended event and look forward to what The Unofficial Christmas Party has to offer next year”.
The after party which carried on till the early hours of the morning hosted a CEO lounge with partners Moet & Chandon and had 007 inspired cocktails provided specially by Belvedere. Banky W, Toni Tones, Tomi Odunsi and DJ Jimmy Jatt all featured at the after party as special guests.